Spear



Abril l1 1924. 1,488,716

J. M. SPITLER SPEAR Filed May 5 1923 INM fill/11 lili JSEPH EL'. SPLLEE, HOUSTSN, TEXAS.

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Application filed fi'ay 5,

To all fio/tom it may concern: K

lie it known that ll, Josnrii M. Srrrnnn,

y'citizen ci the United States, residing at ouston, in the county olf llarris and oi'lienas, have invented `certain new rd use- ;tul improvements in Spears, ot ich the 'following is a specification.

rllhis invention relates to new and useful improvements in a spear.

@ne object oit the invention is to provide a device of the character described specially adapted 'lorusein pulling stuclr pipe trom a bore.

Another object of the invention is to provide a spear which may be released and withdrawn in case the pipe can not be pulled.

YWith the above and other objects in view the invention has particular relation to certain novel features of construction, operation and arrangement oit parts, example oi' which is given in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein: y

Figure l shows a side view or the spear Jithin a pipe and in engagement therewith.

Figure 2 shows a transverse sectional view ren on the line 2 2 of Figure l. f igure 3 shows a transverse sectional view talien on the line 3-3 of Figure l, and

Figure l shows a side view oi one section oi the spear showing also the mandrel therein.

.ln the drawings the numeral l designates the pipe to be pulled, the numerals 2, 2 designate the sections ot the spear body, which, when fitted together, are secured as a unit by means oi' the upper and lower setbolts 3, 3. llhe body is tormed ci two sections, as shown, tor convenience in construction. 'Ehe numeral l designates a downwardly ilared mandrel which is formed with a reduced stem 5, said stein working through the bearing o in the upper end ci? the body and being connected to an operating pipe, or tubing 7, by means of the coupling spear body is hollow as shown, and its lo end is pointed so as to readily pipe The mandrel has a v.free length*x movement within said body and its lower end is concaved as at 9, and when in lower posiu tion rests upon the conical shaped bearing 10. rllie spear body has the radiating upwardly inclined jaw bearings ll in which the liaws l2 work, the upper and lower ends 19523. Serial No. 635,349.

ot said jaws being inclined to correspond kwith the bearings in which they work. Each jaw has a transverse bearing pin 18 whose ends project and wolk in the side grooves in said body. The bearing 6 has oppo-` sitely disposed grooves l5, l5 and the shank 5 vcarries oppositely disposed keys 16, 16.

lfl/lien the device is assembled :tor letting it down into the bore the stem 5 is turned so that the keys lli will engage against the annular shoulder l? of the body and sustain the weight of said body while the same is being lowered into the bore. l/Vhen the spear enters the pipe the extended annular iange 18 carried by the upper end 01"' the body will engage against the upper end of said pipe. The stem may then be turned until the keys l@ align with the grooves 15, the mandrel a turning on the bearing l0. Ein upward pull is then eierted through the pipe and the lieys 16 will pass up through the grooves i5 and the mandrel 4l will spread the jaws l2 into engagement with the pipe. li the pipe i can not be pulled the mandrel is then lowered to release the jaws from the pipe and the stein 5 is then given a partial rn to carry the keys le out of alignment with the grooves l5, and the entire spear `may then be withdrawn by an upward pull.

`What l claim is:-

l. A spear including a body having ra dial slots, jaws movable in said slots and mounted on inwardly' inclined bearings, a dared mandrel within said body movable in one direction into engagement with said jaws to expand them and in the other direction to release said jaws, and means for locking said m drel in said last mentioned position.

2. il spear including a tubular body having radial slots, jaws movable in said slots, ieans Within said body movable in one direction into engagement4 with said jaws to ei-:pand them and in the other direction to release the jaws, said jaws being mounted to contract by gravity when released, and a locking device arrangedto lock said means in the last mentioned position. y

3. l spear including a tubular body having a reduced bearing at its upper end and provided with side slots beneath said bearing, jaws movable in said slots, a mandrel in said body whose upper end is formed into a stern which works through said bearing, said mandrel when moved into one position operating to expand the jaws and wheny Q i ,4e-avis moved into another position releasing said jaws, a bearing for each jaw, permitting the jaw to move inwardly when released, and a device for locking said mandrel in said last named position.

ll. A spear including a tubular body having a reduced bearing` at its upper end and provided with side slots beneath said bearing said bearing being formed with a vertical key-way, jaws movable in said slots, a mandrel in said body whose upper end is formed into a stein which works through said bearing, said mandrel when moved into one position operating to expand hejaws and Vwhen moved into another position releasingsaid jaws, and a device for locking said mandrel in said last named position, said device including key carried by said stem and adapted to work into and out of said keyway.

5. A spear including a tubuiar body having a reduced bearing at its upper end and provided with side slots beneath said bearing, jaws movable in said slots, a mandrel in said body whose upper end is formed into a stem which works through sa'id bearing, said mandrel when moved into one position. operating to expand the jaws and when moved into another position releasing said jaws, and a device for locking' said mandrel in said last named position, said device including interengaging means carried by said body and stem respectively, said interengaging,l means consisting of a liey carried by one o' said members, the other member having,` a vertical key-way in which the lrey is adapted to work, said means, being releasable by rotating the stein relative to the body.

6. A spear including a tubular body h aving radial slots being 'formed with inwardly inclined bearings, jaws mounted on said bearings, and movable in said slots, means within said body, movable in one direction into engagement with said jaws to expand them, and in the other direction to release the jaws, and a locking device arranged to lock said means in the last mentioned position.

7. A spear including a tubular body having radial slots, radially movable jaws in said slots, bearinos sustaining said jaws, a

mandrel within said body movable in one direction into engagement with said aws to expand them, and in the other direction to release the jaws, said bearings being formed to move the jaws inwardly when released, a locking device ar anged to lloch said mandrel in the last mentioned position.

Etf/i spear includingV a tubular body having radial slots, an outwardlyY projecting shoulder on said body, jaws movable in said slots, amar lrel within the body,inovablein one direction into engagement with said jaws to expand them, and in the other direction to release the aws, downwardly and inwardly inclined bearings sustaining the jaws and a locking device arranged to lock said mandrel in the last mentioned jaws.

9. fr spear including a tubular body having` a reduced bearing; in its upper end forming,` an internal annular shoulder, said bearing having a vertical key-way, and said body being provided with slots beneath the bearing, jaws n'iovable in said slots a mandrel in said body whose upper end is formed into a stem which works through said bearing, a hey carried by said stem acapted to work in said hey-way in one position, and to engage under said shoulder when in another position, said mandrel, when moved into one position operating to expand the jaws and when moved into another position releasingA said aws, said key, when in engagement with said shoulder, operating` to lock the mandrel in said last named position.

In testimony whereof l. have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH M. SPITLER.

1Witnesses:

E. V. rlannwnr, das. la7, Graven. 

